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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC.

Malpighiaceae

SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán; Bahamas, West Indies) MW MC South America (Brazil: Amazonas)

E[D]

hel mes->xer calc

dr (leaves bath for rheumatism, leaves infusion taken orally for amenorrhea and menstrual pain, leaves juice taken orally for asthma and bronchitis)

Bunchosia glandulosa f. latifolia Nied. Malpighia glandulosa Cav.

glandular bunchosia; bunchosia; chinkwood (Grenadines); glandular (Bahamas)

bunchosia glanduleux; bois caca (Dominican Republic); bois poulette; bois senti (Hispaniola); prune-café

cabra, cabra hedionda, cabrita (Dominican Republic); café forastero, cafeillo (Puerto Rico); palo de cabra; palo de Cuba (Dominican Republic); yeso (Puerto Rico)

bwa kaka, bwa poulèt (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán; Bahamas, West Indies) MW MC South America (Brazil: Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel mes->xer calc
Use	dr (leaves bath for rheumatism, leaves infusion taken orally for amenorrhea and menstrual pain, leaves juice taken orally for asthma and bronchitis)
Synonym	Bunchosia glandulosa f. latifolia Nied. Malpighia glandulosa Cav.
English name	glandular bunchosia; bunchosia; chinkwood (Grenadines); glandular (Bahamas)
French name	bunchosia glanduleux; bois caca (Dominican Republic); bois poulette; bois senti (Hispaniola); prune-café
Spanish name	cabra, cabra hedionda, cabrita (Dominican Republic); café forastero, cafeillo (Puerto Rico); palo de cabra; palo de Cuba (Dominican Republic); yeso (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bwa kaka, bwa poulèt (creole, Haiti)
Trade name